A lot of people think that becoming a Christian will tie them down, and they will not have fun anymore.

May I tell you, that becoming a Christian was the greatest decision I ever made.

It seemed like the weight of the world was lifted off my shoulder, when I knew that I had peace with the Lord God, through accepting His son as my Saviour.

Jesus made a way, and His blood covers all sins, but we must accept Him.

( illustration ) About 1830, a man named George Wilson killed a government employee who caught him in the act of robbing the mails. Wilson was tried and sentenced to be hanged. The President of the United States, Andrew Jackson, sent Wilson a pardon. But, Wilson did a strange thing: he refused to accept the pardon.

No one seemed to know hat to do because of this, so Wilson’s case was sent to the U. S. Supreme Court. Chief Justice Marshall wrote the opinion: “A pardon is a slip of paper, the value of which is determined by the acceptance of the person to be pardoned. If it is refused, it is no pardon. George Wilson must be hanged.” And he was.

The death of Christ on the cross is the pardon God has sent. But before it becomes a pardon, we must accept it in faith and obedience. It is through the cross, and only through the cross that we can be saved from sin and its consequence of eternal separation from God in hell

4. BECOMING A CHRISTIAN WILL COST TO MUCH

a. Some people are afraid that when they accept Christ, they will lose all their friends.